3 Easy Ways to Eliminate Calories in Your Daily Life

Contrary to what one might believe based on the number of complex diet plans that have gained popularity over the years, the basic process of losing weight is actually quite simple. If you can burn off more calories in a day than you take in, maintaining what is known as a caloric deficit, you will gradually begin to lose weight. The trick, however, is being able to cut down your intake or increase your expenditure enough to produce substantial weight loss. Here are three relatively easy tricks you can implement in your daily life to maintain a caloric deficit and start seeing real weight loss.

Skip Breakfast

Like many people, you were likely told growing up that breakfast was the most important meal of the day. New research into nutrition and weight loss, though, has brought this once-universal wisdom into question. In fact, many people have seen excellent weight loss results using an eating regimen known as intermittent fasting, in which the first meal of the day is pushed back by several hours and all eating is confined to an 8-hour period of the day. Though intermittent fasting doesn’t necessarily help you burn more calories, it can help you keep your intake down by compressing all of your eating into a short enough window. By doing this, dieters can eat one or two large, satisfying meals while still maintaining a caloric deficit, rather than eating three meals that aren’t large enough to make them feel full.

Squeeze in Walks Wherever Possible

Though it doesn’t get as much attention as more intense cardio exercises like bicycling and running, walking is still a great way to burn off extra calories. Though it doesn’t burn calories at the same rate as more intensive exercise, it does have the huge advantage of being easy to do during your day. Try to take a short walk whenever you can, and you’ll be able to burn off a considerable number of calories in the process. For example, if you can take a walk around a few blocks every day during your lunch break, the distance you cover will add up over the course of the week. Couple this with a mile walk in the morning and one in the evening, and you can burn off 200 calories or more extra each day without committing too much time.

Trade in Junk Food for Healthier Snacks

If you’ve ever tried to go on a diet before, you likely know that snacking can undermine your efforts to keep your caloric intake low at meal time. If you snack on the right foods, though, you can substantially reduce the number of calories you take in between meals. Snacks like chips, cookies and candy should be thrown out, as they are very calorie-dense and offer little nutritional value. To replace them, try healthier options such as Greek yogurt cups, cottage cheese and low-calorie granola bars. By making these simple substitutions, you can still enjoy some eating between meals without taking in the number of calories you otherwise would. These snacks also offer more nutrients than the empty calories of junk food, making them better for achieving and maintaining overall health.

These are just a few of the many ways you can maintain a good caloric deficit in your day-to-day life. By employing these tips, you can consume fewer calories and burn off more without disrupting your normal life with a complete lifestyle overhaul. This will not only make it easier to lose weight initially, but also make you more likely to keep up with it over the long haul.

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